Lurțilia

Lurțilia
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Location	Southern Baviare Vale, northwest of the Binzir Hills
Region	Khamria
Country	Arânzeni Confederation
Borders On	Vale's Edge • Ingur Basin • Binzir Hills • Mazissage Mountains

Introduction

Lurțilia is a subregion of the southern Baviare Vale in Khamria. It is a savanna of rolling grassland and stony hills, crossed by the Ingur River. It lies between Vale’s Edge to the west, the Ingur Basin to the northeast, the Binzir Hills to the southeast, and the Mazissage Mountains to the south. Lurțilia has no permanent settlements. The Council of Lavierin has closed it to general travel because of the herds of Slameoth that migrate across it.

Geography

Lurțilia consists of stony hills, scattered brush, and long stretches of dry grassland, with small groups of trees near water. The land descends gradually from the escarpment of Vale’s Edge in the west toward the Ingur Basin.

The Ingur River enters Lurțilia at Senerge Falls, on its western edge, and flows east and northeast across it to the Ingur Basin and Lake Ingur. The river is slow. In the short rainy season it floods its banks and forms shallow wetlands.

Cultural Significance

The Council of Lavierin has designated Lurțilia a protected zone, and travel through it requires clearance. Guziria patrols from Mal-Tarin watch its approaches. Some Arânzeni sects associate the region with ancestral migration, but there are no shrines or other structures in it.

Climate

Lurțilia is arid for most of the year, with a short rainy season.

Ecology

Lurțilia is best known for its Slameoth, large and territorial grazing animals that migrate across the region in herds during the dry season. Other animals include pierrooks, which are long-legged birds, and vale cats.

The vegetation is highland savanna. Vale grass covers most of the ground, with kire shrubs on the hills. Pyr trees and spring fig trees grow near the river and at upland springs. The land is not suited to cultivation.

Settlements and Outposts

There are no settlements within Lurțilia. Two lie on its edges.

Uryaurire, at Senerge Falls on the western edge, transfers cargo from Vale’s Edge to barges on the Ingur River.
Mal-Tarin, in the Binzir Hills, is the outpost that monitors access to Lurțilia.

Notable features

Senerge Falls, where the Ingur River drops from Vale’s Edge
The Ingur River